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  1. BRetty

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Finally bought a new fuel tank and sending unit. My truck came with an '87 fuel tank (installed by PO) that was meant for fuel injection and has plastic baffles on the bottom. With a normal sending unit, the float comes down until it rests on the baffles like a ship on a reef -- meaning the...
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    Best way to transport 19 55 gallon barrels?

    DC-3
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    Carb Swap?

    Not to threadjack, but it looks like you have much bigger problems than your carb. From the pictures, the cold light, the lack of color saturation, you are living in the world of "Battlestar Galactica" or "The Road" -- a dystopian sci-fi near-future hellscape! I'd stop futzing with your carb...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Very clean! Where did you end up getting the Borgeson shaft? Also, does this replacement eliminate the rag joint at the steering gear? Or would the one you got not work on my '73 C10?
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    Funny sound, look what he found

    @Bennyt, What? You can't get enough of dense technical discussion of torsional vibrations?!?! Boy Howdy I have a treat for you! Yout think an V-something auto engine has vibration pitfalls? Try the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 "Double Wasp", the 18-cylinder, 2x9 dual radial, air-cooled monster...
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    Hi from Ventura CA

    I think Doc's Garage is the place my neighbor with his '69 F100 was telling me about.
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    Rear Shock Extenders

    My truck (73 C10) was lowered by the P/O, 4.5/6.I had no problems with the rear, but when I replaced ll the shocks a few years ago, I also installed drop shackles in the rear. Looking at the angle of the shocks before, it was over 45% angle from Vertical and that wasn't helpimg me much. The...
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    Another exhaust options thread - what should I do?

    I was at UT's second-to-last show at Mississippi Nights, 1994. Grew up near Alton, IL, in the 80's. I knew nothing really about UT and my friend and I just randomly got tickets, along with 1/3 of StL that night. "Chronic Impending Disaster" is an all-time favorite phrase of mine. Should be...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I have many things to do on/to/for my truck, but this week was slammed at work, starting at 6AM to beat the heat and 11-12 hr days, so all i could do was fill her up with 91 octane and a can of Seafoam, kind of a lame little gesture I know, I hoped she wouldn't be mad at me. OMFGWTF!!! She's...
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    Another exhaust options thread - what should I do?

    It sounds like your real issues are with old/loose hangers and mounts causing the rattle. You almost certainly have exaust leaks which can be loud and can sound like all sorts of other "bad engine things" -- that will both make you paranoid and might even mask actual "bad engine things". My...
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    New member from the commonwealth of Massachusetts

    When I was in the Commonwealth, there were signs on all the bridges into Cambridge, "You are now leaving the American Sector" Welcome. The Glorious Worker's Paradise of California doesn't have snow, at least. BRetty
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    Strong recommendation for Rob (SirRobyn0) at Luke's Redmond Automotive in Redmond, WA

    Love hearing stories like this. Also: that's a FIIIIINE-lookin truck! I'm sick of all the bland black and white and silver gray plastic SUV's everywhere, but that black/white two-tone is really sharp.
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    Hi from Ventura CA

    Hey APOLILLO, I'll bookmark this thread. I work up near Santa Clarita, my go-to shop is in Hollywood but the north end of the Valley is the best place left on Earth to find old-school mechanics and machine shops. (If you personally speak functional Spanish that's a big help, I don't :-(. ) I...
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    Thanks for the info, I thought bellhousing but was not sure.
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    Well I finaly got the engine swapped. Bribing the shop with pizza was the key. Now I have a question I'll post here rather than a sep. thread. I have the old engine and want to tear it down... -- What is the best way to mount an SBC on an engine stand? --Can I bolt to the rear bellhousing...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I finally got my bearing-spun engine replaced (with another SBC from a '73 C20. My mechanic finally got the time and space to do the swap. But my old, incredibly crappy exhaust pipes did not meet up to the replacement manifolds, so he lashed the pipes up to the frame, and I drove with...
  17. BRetty

    What new tools have you got lately?

    So I guess in some sense these are "tools" Since it's about to start raining for the next three days, I stopped by Harbor Freight to buy a tarp and some bungee cords to cover the old 350 SBC engine (that was just replaced) that's in the back of my pickup truck. This was a very, very "Harbor...
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    Update (or not) I am still waiting for my 350 transplant. The bottom line is that my mechanic in Hollywood just has no space at his shop, so he is very hesitant about having a large non -running vehicle there. Theoretically the engine swap should take a day or two, but if anything goes wrong...
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    Freak Injury Upon Another Freak Injury To Hand Requiring Emergency Surgery (Tool Safety)

    For many years, Carhartt ran a print ad with a picture of one of their welding jackets, with the left arm and upper chest completely trashed. A customer had sent the jacket to them, with a letter thanking them for saving his life when a 9" grinder he was using jumped and kicked back right into...
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    Freak Injury Upon Another Freak Injury To Hand Requiring Emergency Surgery (Tool Safety)

    Yikes! A few years ago at our shop, the boss was using wire wheels to "distress" some planks (we build scenery for tv/commercials/events.) The wheels would wear out after about ten minutes -- in retrospect, DUH! Where did he think all those bristles were disappearing to? He's the kind of...
  21. BRetty

    Connect phone to factory AM radio

    Search eBay for "Mr. Microphone"
  22. BRetty

    Hi from Birmingham !

    Woah ... I suddenly remembered Yelawulf! A 'Bama boy who has seven tracks titled "BOX CHEVY (N)", and counting! The tracks seem to be mostly about boxy sedans similar to what the West Coast rappers celebrate, those being better gunships in general. But your sweet black ride looks SUSPICIOUSLY...
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    Hi from Birmingham !

    All I know about Birmingham is what I learned from the Drive-by Truckers' song, "Biringham", and that it was named after the British city because of the iron and Steel connection. Actually, everything I know about ALABAMA comes from DBT. I'm sweating through my hat just thinking about it...
  24. BRetty

    Lawn/ Garden tractors/ Riding Mowers, Cool Mods and tinkering

    If you have some noise-cancelling stereo headphones (or a stadium-type PA system), the best music for landscaping, besides the obvious George Jones, would be Sturgill Simpson's two volumes of "Cuttin' Grass" In 2020, He re-recorded a bunch of his own songs with some ace Kentucky and Nashville...
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    Thanks Lego! I' probably going to delete the A/C, but def. Will keep that solenoid with the compressor. (And The bracket for it.)

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